Word
A minha avaliação explica uma funcionalidade muito útil.
Meaning
My review explains a very useful feature.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of A minha avaliação explica uma funcionalidade muito útil.
muito
much / very
um
a / an / some (all forms)
meu
my (m/f/pl: meu, minha, meus, minhas)
explicar
to explain
Questions & Answers about A minha avaliação explica uma funcionalidade muito útil.
Why does avaliação mean "review" here instead of "evaluation"?
While avaliação literally translates to "evaluation" or "assessment", it is the standard word used in Portuguese for a customer "review" of a product, service, or app. Another word you might see for a critical review (like a movie or book review) is crítica.
I usually think of a "feature" as a característica. Why use funcionalidade?
Característica refers to any general trait or characteristic. However, when talking about tech, software, or tools, funcionalidade (literally "functionality") is the standard way to say "feature"—meaning something specific the product can do.
How could I use no entanto or porém to add a contrasting thought to this sentence?
You could follow this sentence with a contrasting outcome. For example: A minha avaliação explica uma funcionalidade muito útil. No entanto, a aplicação continua a bloquear. (My review explains a very useful feature. However, the app keeps crashing.) Both no entanto and porém are perfect here to introduce an opposing idea.
If the review explained multiple useful features, how would uma funcionalidade muito útil change?